Robbie Sigurðsson

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| name = Robbie Sigurðsson

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|10|18}}

| birth_place = Mars, Pennsylvania, USA

| height_cm = 183

| weight_kg = 85

| position = Forward

| shoots = Right

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| ntl_team = Iceland

| played_for = UMFK Esja
Skautafélag Reykjavíkur

| career_start = 2011–2019, 2021

| career_end = 2022

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Robert Michael Sigurðsson (born 18 October 1993) is an American-born Icelandic ice hockey player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national team. In 2017, he was named the Icelandic Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.

Playing career

Sigurðsson joined Skautafélag Reykjavíkur (SR) of the Icelandic Men's Hockey League during the 2011–12 season. He helped SR to the IHL finals where they lost to Skautafélagið Björninn.{{cite news |author1=Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson |title=Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Björninn - SR 7-4 - Björninn Íslandsmeistari |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2012120319548 |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Vísir.is |date=13 March 2012 |language=Icelandic}} He returned to SR in 2014 helped them once again to the IHL finals. In game 4 of the finals, Sigurðsson had to be transported by ambulance to a hospital after a hard hit.{{cite news |author1=Benedikt Grétarsson |title=Lá óvígur í 20 mínútur |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/la-ovigur-i-20-minutur |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=RÚV |date=21 March 2015 |language=Icelandic}} Without him and Daníel S. Magnússon, who was also injured,{{cite news |author1=Einar Sigtryggsson |title=SR sakar SA um grófan leik |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2015/03/21/sr_sakar_sa_um_grofan_leik/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=21 March 2015 |language=Icelandic}} SR lost the finals to Skautafélag Akureyrar.{{cite news |author1=Kristján Jónsson |title=Akureyringar meistarar þriðja árið í röð |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2015/03/23/akureyringar_meistarar_thridja_arid_i_rod/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=23 March 2015 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir |title=SA Víkingar Íslandsmeistarar 2015 |url=http://www.ruv.is/frett/sa-vikingar-islandsmeistarar-2015 |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=RÚV |date=23 March 2015 |language=Icelandic}}

In 2017, Sigurðsson signed with reigning Icelandic champions UMFK Esja. In December 2017, he was named the Icelandic Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year.{{cite news |title=Eva María og Robbie sköruðu fram úr á svellinu |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/ishokki/2017/12/26/eva_maria_og_robbie_skorudu_fram_ur_a_svellinu/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=26 December 2017 |language=Icelandic}} For the 2017–18 season, he led the league in goals scored with 33,{{cite web |title=Goal scoring eladers |url=http://stats.iihf.com/ihi/22/IHM022000_85C_70_0.pdf |website=stats.iihf.com |publisher=Ice Hockey Iceland}} while coming in second to Jussi Sipponen in points with 61.{{cite web |title=Scoring leaders |url=http://stats.iihf.com/ihi/22/IHM022000_85B_70_0.pdf |website=stats.iihf.com |publisher=Ice Hockey Iceland |accessdate=17 March 2019}}

Sigurðsson returned to Skautafélag Reykjavíkur for the 2018–19 season. He led the league in points and helped SR to the IHL finals where they lost to Skautafélag Akureyrar. Following SR's last game, he announced that he would not return the following season.{{cite news |author1=Einar Sigtryggsson |title=Var minn síðasti leikur fyrir SR |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2019/03/16/var_minn_sidasti_leikur_fyrir_sr/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=16 March 2019 |language=Icelandic}}

Later in 2019, Sigurðsson was hired as an assistant coach at Duquesne University.{{cite web |title=Coaching Staff - Duquesne University Hockey |url=http://www.duquesnehockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/duquesnehockey/team/coaching-staff |accessdate=7 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607204334/http://www.duquesnehockey.pointstreaksites.com/view/duquesnehockey/team/coaching-staff |archive-date=7 June 2020}}

After two seasons away, Sigurðsson joined SR again during the 2021–2022 season, appearing in regular season 10 matches, scoring 2 goals and having 4 assists.{{cite web |title=2022 Hertz-deild karla Div I |url=https://stats.iihf.com/ihi/57/IHM057000_85B_49_0.pdf |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=iihf.com}} In four playoff matches, he had 1 goal and 2 assists.{{cite web |title=2022 Úrslitakeppni Hertz-deild karla Div I |url=https://stats.iihf.com/ihi/62/IHM062000_85B_5_0.pdf |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=iihf.com}}

National team career

Sigurðsson has played for the Icelandic men's national team since 2017.{{cite news |author1=Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson |title=Ein besta tilfinning sem ég hef upplifað |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/ishokki/2018/04/22/ein_besta_tilfinning_sem_eg_hef_upplifad/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=22 April 2018 |language=Icelandic}}

Personal life

Sigurðsson is the son of Stefán Örn Sigurðsson, a former member of the Icelandic national football team, and American Laura Sigurðsson.{{cite news |author1=Joe Sager |title=Mars grad excels for Iceland’s national hockey team |url=https://archive.triblive.com/sports/other-local/mars-grad-excels-for-icelands-national-hockey-team/ |accessdate=17 March 2019 |work=Tribune-Review |date=24 April 2016}}{{cite web |title=Stefán Örn Sigurðsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/$PlayerDetails/Caps/?leikmadur=215410#main-content |website=ksi.is |publisher=Football Association of Iceland |accessdate=17 March 2019 |language=Icelandic}}

References

External links

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Category:1993 births

Category:Ice hockey players from Pennsylvania

Robbie Sigurdsson

Category:Living people

Category:People from Mars, Pennsylvania

Category:Sportspeople from Butler County, Pennsylvania

Category:American men's ice hockey players

Category:American people of Icelandic descent

Category:21st-century American sportsmen